Report Finds Obama Hiding $60 Billion In Regulatory Costs

Obama administration regulations already cost the economy nearly $2 trillion last year, and a new report found the White House failed to report more than $60 billion in regulations.

“These are costs imposed by the regulation, but not listed or tabulated by the White House,” according to a report by Sam Batkins, the director of regulatory policy at the right-leaning American Action Forum.

Batkins found “an additional $61.2 billion in unreported costs” in a review of federal regulations. In just seven regulations, Batkins found 43 paperwork requirements that did not report the costs of compliance, which means billions of dollars in regulatory costs go unreported by federal agencies.

“These findings are sobering because AAF surveyed just the largest paperwork requirements and found more than $60 billion in omissions,” Batkins wrote. “But can the public trust that these rules actually cost $60 billion?”

“Judging from the data, it seems regulators have no clue about the costs and benefits of federal regulation. That should give the public and regulators pause,” he added.